HappyFamily Posted February 22, 2005 #1 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Anyone ever cruise in high seas? How does it affect the experience?? :eek::eek::eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentS Posted February 22, 2005 #2 Share Posted February 22, 2005 It makes it BETTER! I am one of those who loves rough seas. The bigger the waves, the better the cruise!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocktheboat Posted February 22, 2005 #3 Share Posted February 22, 2005 http://surfinfo.surfline.com/html/fnmoc.html Wave chart, check to see the wave report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted February 22, 2005 #4 Share Posted February 22, 2005 It makes it BETTER! I am one of those who loves rough seas. The bigger the waves, the better the cruise!!! :)Count me in to this group, too. Fun, fun fun! It's not a proper cruise without some rough weather. Otherwise, you might just as well have stayed ashore - what's the point of being at sea unless it moves you? :D Makes aerobics and step "interesting", though ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahoughton Posted February 22, 2005 #5 Share Posted February 22, 2005 We have been rolled out of bed and you run from one rail to another when walking around or bracing against the walls. Don't want it that rough every day but it is fun.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter Posted February 22, 2005 #6 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I DO NOT like rough seas. We sailed in seas that were up to 25 ft swells and it was not comfortable. I almost rolled out of bed a couple of times and many folks were bouncing off the walls (literally). My wife got terribly seasick. In the theatre, in the front of the ship, we could hear the big waves hitting the hull. I much prefer calm waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springtxbill Posted February 22, 2005 #7 Share Posted February 22, 2005 At least give me some movement of the ship. I like going into the high seas and being on the bow when it drops down off a wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excited about Cruising Posted February 22, 2005 #8 Share Posted February 22, 2005 How big of waves do you usually experience. We are going on our first cruise in 25 days, not that I'm counting, and I was just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templed Posted February 22, 2005 #9 Share Posted February 22, 2005 we were in 11 - 17 ft seas for about 3 of 7 days.... on my NCL Dawn cruise... I have to say... only one night, when they reached 25 ft... did it really bother me... Does it effect the experience... no... not IMO... Keep in mind...a cruise is what you make of it... if you go on a cruise, you have to expect that there is a change that you'll hit some waves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedacruise Posted February 22, 2005 #10 Share Posted February 22, 2005 We had 15 foot waves our first time to Bermuda. It really would not have been so bad but the ship was very small and only held 800 passengers and I dont think it had the same stabilizers the bigger modern ships have. We were being tossed all over the place and we saw some waves come over the front of the ship that were pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templed Posted February 22, 2005 #11 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Hehehe... I was on NCL Dawn... and that is a 90,000 ton ship... and waves were splashing us on Deck 14.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springtxbill Posted February 22, 2005 #12 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Usually the seas have to get up above 12 feet or so for the larger newer ships to be even noticed.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pray4me Posted February 22, 2005 #13 Share Posted February 22, 2005 We went on RCI Explorer of the Seas a couple of years ago. We have around 25 Ft swells. Spray was actually hitting the pool area midship. In the cabin, it felt like a gentle sway. We were on deck 7 aft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy Posted February 23, 2005 #14 Share Posted February 23, 2005 1)Barf bags are available in dispensers at each stairwell 2)They strap down all the lounge chairs on the upper pool deck and you can't sit up there 3)If it's really bad, they lock the doors and you can't go outside at all 4)The unicyclist in the theatre has a heck of a time getting around the stage 5)It's fun!!!! (all the above happened to us last spring) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaside2358 Posted February 23, 2005 #15 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Oh yea, make it a little bouncy for me and give me an aft cabin...I like to feel a little motion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachnlucy Posted February 23, 2005 #16 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I just love a nice storm on a cruise. We had one on our first cruise (the Holiday) and we were standing by the pool watching the horizon come and go and come and go. AND one of the stabilizers was broken. It was quite exciting. Thank goodness I don't get seasick. There were people making deposits in those bags all over the place. We did find it an interesting challenge to navigate, especially after a few drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missme2 Posted February 23, 2005 #17 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Several years ago (and my first cruise) on NCL we were at sea with Hurricane Marco. The first 2 days the seas were so rough that more than half the ship was seasick...including crew members. All external doors were locked. Bottles, etc. were falling off the shelves in the bathroom. The ship doc. and nurses were going cabin to cabin giving out the "shot". I, unfortunately, was one who received it....right in the hip...ouch!!!! Needless to say, being my first cruise, I thought what the heck do people see in cruising. I was prepared to fly home from the first port we made it into. However, the weather calmed down (and so did I) and I enjoyed the rest of the week. I hope I never have another cruise that bad again!!! Leaving in 4 weeks on Splendour!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlasali Posted February 23, 2005 #18 Share Posted February 23, 2005 We did some rockin' and rollin' on a cruise to Alaska. It was an older, smaller ship. We had to provide a wave block for a fishing vessel in distress until the helicopters could rescue them. Consequently, we were taking the waves broadside. It was really quite exciting. If you stood in the middle of the ship; you could look one way and see just sky...and the other way and see just water...then vice versa. We had no problems. Take Bonine, hold a firm hand on the rail, keep food in your stomach, have a sense of adventure, and you will have a wonderful time. By the way, I always sleep like a baby on a ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P&DinDE2 Posted February 23, 2005 #19 Share Posted February 23, 2005 anyone got any pictures of the huge waves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Cruz Chic Posted February 23, 2005 #20 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Count me in to this group, too. Fun, fun fun! It's not a proper cruise without some rough weather. Otherwise, you might just as well have stayed ashore - what's the point of being at sea unless it moves you? :D Us too...I thought we were the only ones who wanted rough seas! :eek: Every cruise we've taken has been so smooth that we have been disappointed that there were no big waves! ;) *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premiumrican Posted February 23, 2005 #21 Share Posted February 23, 2005 anyone got any pictures of the huge waves? I would like to see some pictures also. And please don't go posting that Carnival Truimph pic that is floating out there, I heard it is a fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1corona4u Posted February 23, 2005 #22 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Here is a great site for wave action around the world; http://www.oceanweather.com/data/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentS Posted February 23, 2005 #23 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Here's a great pic of the QE2 doing what she does best... http://www.qe2.org.uk/images/wave.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hstrybuf Posted February 23, 2005 #24 Share Posted February 23, 2005 We had 12 foot seas on our very first cruise. What an experience! Some people were sick. We just walked funny for a while. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAHA Posted February 23, 2005 #25 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Last spring on Voyager, we had 18-20 foot seas for 2and 1l2 days. Our cabin was way forward and you could really feel the bow of the ship banging down into the swells. All the shows in the theatre were punctuated by an occasional BANG!!! It did not seem to bother too many people, though. I will say I was getting anxious by the second day for the sea to calm down, which it did once we rounded Jamaica. The wind was so strong on deck that you could hardly walk. I like movement when I am on a cruise ship. Then I know I am "at sea". But I was glad when we entered calmer seas on this cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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